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January 23, 2013
Apple
announced financial results for its 13-week fiscal 2013 first quarter
ended December 29, 2012. The company posted record quarterly revenue of
$54.5 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.1 billion, or
$13.81 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $46.3
billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share, in
the 14-week year-ago quarter. “We’re thrilled with record revenue of
over $54 billion and sales of over 75 million iOS devices in a single
quarter,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’re very confident in our
product pipeline as we continue to focus on innovation and making the
best products in the world.” Read more: apple.com/pr
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January 23, 2013
The cover of the January 28 issue of The New Yorker features work by Jorge Colombo,
an artist who creates his pieces exclusively on the iPad. He started
out in 2009 working on the iPhone, but now enjoys the larger format of
the iPad. “I became more proficient on the tablet and started using more
lines and more detail,” he says. His illustration for The New Yorker,
titled “Newsstand,” is the first piece Colombo created on the iPad. Read more: newyorker.com
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January 7, 2013
Apple has announced that customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps — nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone. The App Store
has over 500 million active accounts and had a record-breaking December
with over two billion downloads during the month. Eddy Cue, Apple’s
senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, says, “It has
been an incredible year for the iOS developer community.” Developers
have created over 775,000 apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and have
been paid over $7 billion by Apple. Read more: apple.com/pr
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December 17, 2012
Apple today announced it has sold over two million of its new iPhone 5
in China, just three days after its launch on December 14. “Customer
response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record
with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s
CEO. iPhone 5 will be available in more than 100 countries by the end
of December, making it the fastest iPhone rollout ever. Read more: apple.com/pr/
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December 12, 2012
Time Magazine has named iPhone 5
its Gadget of the Year for 2012. The device is “one of the most
artfully polished gadgets anyone’s ever built,” says Time’s Harry
McCracken. He highlights the new thinner design and the camera’s
“particularly well-done panorama mode.” McCracken concludes, “[W]hen it
comes to melding hardware, software and services so tightly that the
seams fade away, Apple still has no peer.” The MacBook Pro with Retina display also made it onto the list at number six. Read more: techland.time.com
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December 7, 2012
Reviewing the new iMac
on ABC News, Joanna Stern says the desktop has “as much sex appeal” as
iPad and iPhone. “Even if you aren’t a tech enthusiast,” Stern writes,
“this is a machine — or perhaps sculpture — you can admire.” Stern says
the improved display’s sharpness makes looking at photos and video “an
immersive experience,” and she praises the iMac’s enhanced computing
power, including Fusion Drive. “Apple has built the system with the most
powerful desktop parts around,” she says. Read more: abcnews.go.com
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December 7, 2012
PC Mag has added Apple’s new iMac
to its Editor’s Choice list for high-end all-in-one desktops. Reviewer
Brian Westover says the iMac is “faster and more responsive, offering
larger, smarter storage.” He put the iMac through its paces with a
number of media and processing tests and found that it led competitors
by a healthy margin. He concludes, “With its beautiful design and
quality fabrication, the iMac 27-inch is the best all-in-one desktop
we’ve ever seen.” Read more: pcmag.com
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November 29, 2012
Reporting
in the Sydney Morning Herald, Garry Barker describes how Apple
accessibility technology has enabled disabled users to thrive both
personally and professionally. Barker tells the story of David
Woodbridge, a technology manager for a large non-profit who has been
blind since childhood. Woodbridge uses VoiceOver and other assistive
technologies in Apple’s iOS devices daily. “With VoiceOver I can support
not only myself but also my boys and my wife,” said Woodbridge. “For
example, if my wife gets an SMS when she is driving I can call up
VoiceOver on her iPhone
to read the message to her and we can reply using Siri, which is one of
the great iOS developments, getting better all the time.” Read more: smh.com.au
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November 9, 2012
Katie Linendoll of ESPN.com reports that across the NFL teams “are trading in their 500-page printed playbooks for iPad.”
Linendoll notes that iPad and an app called PlayerLync have
revolutionized how the Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears,
Cincinnati Bengals, and San Diego Chargers share plays and distribute
practice and game film among coaches and players. “It changes the way
you prepare,” says Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme. “You can come off the
practice field, get in the cold tub and watch film in the cold tub on
your iPad.” Read more: espn.go.com
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November 9, 2012
In
a country where education has emphasized test taking and memorization,
RDFZ XISHAN, an experimental middle school in Beijing, is the first
school in China to participate in a Mac one-to-one program, which
provides each student with a MacBook Pro.
The program has transformed learning at the school into a collaborative
and engaging experience — without sacrificing test scores. Says school
principal Shu Dajun: “It’s no longer simply the teacher teaching and
students studying. Everyone is equal in the creating and sharing of
knowledge.” Read more: apple.com/education
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November 5, 2012
Apple today announced it has sold three million iPads in just three days since the launch of its new iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad —
double the previous first weekend milestone of 1.5 million Wi-Fi-only
third-generation iPad models. The Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of both iPad
mini and fourth-generation iPad will ship in a few weeks in the U.S.
and in many more countries later this year. Read more: apple.com/ipad
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October 25, 2012
Apple
today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter
ended September 29, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $36.0
billion and quarterly net profit of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 per diluted
share. These results compare to revenue of $28.3 billion and net profit
of $6.6 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
“We’re very proud to end a fantastic fiscal year with record September
quarter results,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’re entering this
holiday season with the best iPhone, iPad, Mac, and iPod products ever,
and we remain very confident in our new product pipeline.” Read more: apple.com/pr
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October 25, 2012
At
Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, 17,000 on-campus and
online students learn modern techniques in filmmaking, sound mixing,
game development, and more using the most current digital tools. For
film and video students, that includes editing in Final Cut Pro X.
Says school information officer Isis Jones: “We want technology to
disappear for the students so they can focus strictly on craft. The
simplicity, speed, and flexibility of Final Cut Pro X has made that
possible for all of our students.” Read more: apple.com/finalcutpro
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